How To Hide Your IP Address on Skype Social Media

Skype is also popular apps many users enjoy nowadays. When you use Skype or any other application your phone or system, it is no more new that your I.P address is being read by some individuals be it the app technicians, operators or other interested people. However, do you know you can hide your I.P from other individual to know it. Your I.P address is also disclosed during a  Skype-to-Skype call conversation.

If you would like to hide your IP address whenever you want to make any call so that people who are not in your contact list will not be able to see it. Kindly follow the simple instructions below.

How To Stop Skype for Desktop from Disclosing Your IP

Open Skype and click on Tools > Options. Go to Advanced settings > Connections and tick the Allow direct connections to your contacts only check box:

Click on Apply to save your new settings.

How To Stop Skype App from Disclosing Your IP

Open the Skype app. Tap on the Menu > Settings and scroll to the Privacy section. Toggle the Direct connections only switch On:

Moving forward, Skype will only allow direct connections with people who are in your contact list. As for non-contact users—connections will be made through Microsoft servers.